[HPFGU-Movie] HP&DH Part 2 Movie Review - SPOILERS ABOUND!

[Andrea Grevera]

Subject: [HPFGU-Movie] HP&DH Part 2 Movie Review - SPOILERS ABOUND!
Responses by Andie:



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  My biggest gripe is the way in which the final confrontation between
  Harry and Voldemort was changed. It just went on and on - it was so
  ridiculous at points (when they were both falling through the air, when
  Voldemort had Harry bound but didn't do anything to him, when they
  were fighting like wand-less Muggles rather than wizards) that all of
  the suspense and anticipation were lost for me. We also lost Harry
  giving Voldemort the opportunity for redemption. And then at the end,
  we don't hear the spells that either are saying, so the significance
  of Harry using "expelliarmus" rather than an unforgiveable
  curse, the Elder Wand returning to its proper master when it was
  summoned and the fact that Voldemort was killed by his own rebounding
  death curse were lost.

      Andie:  My response to the confrontation:  

      Why was only Harry & Voldy there? No one wanted to

      see the end of Voldemort?  No one knows that Snape was a

       "good guy" with this ending.  In the book this is where Harry

       explained that Snape was Dumbledor's man thru & thru. 

       Not in the movie - there in no explanation again. 

      I know the bit about Lily's sacrifice enabling Harry to come back
      from the dead is complicated (I'm still not sure I completely get
      it, to be honest), but leaving it out left questions about why exactly
      Harry was able to come back from the dead. The "board a train and
      go . on" bit was supposed to refer to the option that didn't
      involve Harry returning to the battle.

      Andie:  My response to return from the dead.

      Harry came back because "Harry" did not die - Voldemort

      did.  The Horcrux was destroyed not Harry.



      They left out most, but not all, of the Dumbledore backstory, which
      resulted in confusion about the significance of Ariana and the root
      cause of Aberforth's anger, and didn't explain how Dumbledore
      became injured by using the resurrection stone to try to bring his
      family back. Also, we lost the whole theme of Harry being the better
      man and being master of death by not wanting to unite the hallows. And
      why leave out Harry using the Elder Wand to repair his own wand?

      Andie:  My response to Ariana & Aberforth.

      Little girl in picture means nothing to anyone who

      only saw the movie.  Didn't mean a lot to those who

      read the book either.  I did like Abeforth casting the

      patronus at the dementors - that was pretty cool.  

      Harry should have repaired his wand before destroying

      the Elder wand.  It really did not make sense that he

      did not do that.



      Seeing Fred lying dead wasn't the same as watching the blast that
      killed him - also, there wasn't any way to tell which twin it
      was who was lying dead. The lack of feeling at Fred's death was
      compounded by the almost complete lack of screen time both twins had in
      this movie.

      Andie:  My response to Fred:

      I was very upset that we did not see

      Fred die.  That was important to me, to 

      the trio, to the Weasley family.



      Percy shows up without any explanation - huh?

      Percy should have been explained.  I don't remember actually seeing him.

      It was confusing to see Luna, dressed in Muggle clothes, in the Room of
      Requirement before all of the rest of the Order showed up.

      Andie:  My response to clothing / ROR:

       

      This whole scene was strange.  Why would Luna

      be there or any of the others that were supposed

      to be home.  They all came back after Harry arrived

      not before.  And then them showing up in robes with 

      the rest of the cast was even stranger.  I like how Luna 

      caught the "no living person" line.  It was better then

      Harry running around looking for Nearly Headless Nick

      but being able to "hear" Horcrux's was pushing the limit.



      Hagrid shows up bound in the Forbidden Forest, but we have no idea how
      he got there. I missed seeing him being carted off by an acromantula
      and hearing "Accio Hagrid!"

      Andie:  My response to Hagrid:

       

      I was wondering what happened to Hagrid.  I

      was beginning to think they just forgot about 

      him when he is suddenly "there". And Harry holding

      the wand did not work for me at all.  He was to put

      it away so he was not tempted to use it and to show

      Voldemort that he was not afraid of death.  Again

      didn't happen.



      Molly killing Bellatrix was terrific - and they kept in "You
      b*tch"! Good for them.

      Andie:  My response to Bellatrix:

       

      I enjoyed Molly dueling with Bellatrix but can

      anyone explain why Bellatrix shattered into

      pieces?  She was not a Horcrux - she should have

      just died.  

      ~Phyllis

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